È la cover più famosa di una canzone di Franco Battiato del 1980, che si ispira a un racconto ottocentesco dello scrittore russo Gogol su San Pietroburgo. Prospettiva Nevskij (Corso della Neva) è infatti il nome di una importante via di quella città. Citando vari importanti personaggi di spicco della cultura russa che si potevano incontrare passeggiando in quella via, come Nijinski (ballerino), Stravinskij (musicista) e Ejzenstein(regista), si capisce che la canzone fa riferimento al periodo della rivoluzione d'ottobre (1917) che pose fine all'impero russo degli Zar, ma che non lasciava intravedere l'alba (ossia l'inizio di un nuovo corso della storia). Battiato ci dipinge un quadro decadente che rappresenta una critica al socialismo reale, che vedrà un seguito anni dopo con Alexander Platz. Grandissimo Battiato e brava e bella la nostra Carla Bissi (Alice). Masterpiece.

Angelo you are great! Always beautiful songs. This was written by Battiato in 1980. Alice and Franco were big friends and collaborated for many years, singing amazing songs together (for example, search for "I treni di Tozeur"). In the '80s they had such a strong bond that people said they were secretly married :P

Nevskij Perspective is the walk along Nevskij river in St. Petersburg, the most italian place outside Italy (palaces and villlas over there are designed by italian designers or inspired by italian buildings). "Per Eisa" (the title recalling Beethoven's "Für Elise") is a song from Sanremo 1981. "Elisa" can be both a woman (a toxic love) or a metaphore for the heroine, which in the eighties was a huge problem all over the world.

Nižinskij was a star of Classic ballet and was born in Kiev. Serghej Djagilev was the theatrical impresario the song talks about

I just love how sensitive you are toward the lyrics. You did great once again. Thank *you*

I don't know if others already gave some information about the meaning of the song. But it is about scenery in Russia of 1920-1930 along the river Nevsky. The names mentioned there are of that time. I think this is my wife's favourite song of Battiato.

Carla bissi aka Alice in 1975 records her debut with the album where all the pieces are written by Stefano Dorazio drummer of the poohs with the name of Alice Visconti.

I know the word masterpiece is abused, but, if this is not a "Masterpiece" nothing is. The way Franco paint the scenery is minimalistic, with 2 or 3 hit of his brush he describes the place,the weather, the people in the end the mood of that age and bring us over there, in that cold stage. Alice, Alice is our Hermes, and I could not image a divinity better represented. She is a goddes by herself.

Listen to Per Elisa, by her, written by Battiato. This song won Sanremo 1981.

You have to interpret literally "The urinals placed under the beds for the night": the time reference of the song is the first decades of the 1900s, few houses had an internal toilet.

This is one of my favourite songs. Alice is sublime beauty. I actually I studied this song in my university. It is one of the most sophisticated poems by Battiato. Thank you for reacting to it. It would be great to react to cerco un centro di gravità by Battiato

Battiato and Alice were closely related in the 80's and he wrote some song for her and she covered also some Battiato's song. Battiato often wrote his song inspired by some reading. I think this also the case but i don't know the book that inspired Battiato for this song. The ambient he described is in the period after the the bolshevic revolution in Russia. Igor Stravinsky is one of the best classic composer of the 20 century and Eisentein was a pioner of cinema. Both of them was really inspired by the revolution and for some year they were really entusiastic by the sovietic government. So they were really famous in Russia in that times.

this is an example of literature in music, another timeless legacy from maestro Franco Battiato. the song describes or rather imagines a training path for young people during the first times after the October revolution and describes their dreams, today we would say their illusions. The title refers to the road of the same name that runs through the city of St. Petersburg. The song is set in the Soviet Union, Alexander Newski Avenue was (and still is) a lively street in St. Petersburg characterized by rich and evocative scenery. At that time there were elements of freedom in the economy, in civil society, in the arts and there was also a space for individual initiative, albeit still under the control of the ruling Bolshevik Party. A period that ended with Lenin's premature death and Stalin's seizure of power. Some protagonists of the city's culture of those years are mentioned, who rose to the honors of world fame: Nijinski and the impresario of the Ballets Russes Diaghilev; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Eisenstein and a film by him about the Russian revolution. The text ends by talking about the students' devotion towards their teachers, who gave them enlightenment during the darkness.

I am italian and i love Alice so much she have beautiful Song,,Per Elisa, i treni di Touzer,a cosa pensano,,and many more,,Battiato was he mentor,,I love your chanel Hello to italy🇮🇹

I know nothing about music, but as far as I know Igor Stravinsky was a famous russian orchestra director and musician who is considered a pivotal figure in modern music. I became USA citizen since 1945. You can find more infos (in english) at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky

Her real name is Carla Bissi

Here I am to listen to Alice! I love her! Comment later, now I watch and listen 😁

Meravigliosa Alice, still beautiful today

Great Alice! Voice, class, intensity. Great interpreter of Franco Battiato.

This song was my most listened song according to Spotify Wrapped 2021!

I'm glad that you edited in back your outro. 🙂 So#5 was Million Dollar Baby, #4 was, Silence of the Lambs, #3 was Titanic... what are your top 2 favorite movies of all time?

Hey man! Thanks a lot for reacting to lots of iconic Italian music. This was a Battiato’s cover and they also sang this together fairly recently (in the 2010’s) and you should definitely check it out, it’s a live with an orchestra. Big up, bro!

Adoro Alice! 😍

Love so much this song🥰

Thijs Song Is made by Franco Battiato when he works with Alice, and make She to win the Sanremo festival of Italian songs in 1981 performing Per Elisa.... Amazing! 👍🤩

Suggestion: Rancore - "sangue di drago" or "Arlecchino" Murubutu - "i marinai tornano tardi" or "storia di laura" perhaps the 2 most cultured and poetic rappers (Murubutu is a professor and teaches)

Alice è una grande artista ha collaborato molto con il maestro Battiato al festival europeo hanno presentato la meravigliosa" i treni per thoser"

my favorite

Another little masterpiece of Franco Battiato.

voice😍😍😍

Is not EINSTEIN☄️🪐...but EISENSTEIN a director movie very famous . 🤟🏻🎥🎞️

Bellissima canzone del maestro Battiato. Alice una grande interprete

Alice in the 80s was the most beautiful and talented girl in the world. You could not be in LOVE with her.

Tutta l'arte di Franco Battiato nella voce di Alice, una delle sue muse ispratrici!

Angelo qui in Europa siamo preoccupatissimi e arrabbiati per quello che sta subendo il popolo ucraino,noi italiani siamo vicini al popolo ucraino e anche il popolo russo poiché esso non sa tutta la verità di quello che Putin sta facendo!😥☮️

Grande collaborazione con Franco Battiato,Alice bravissima!!!!!

I love Alice 😍 Never get tired watching your reactions! 😎 Can I make a song request? Valentina Giovagnini - Senza Origine I'm curious to know what you think about it.

A great song. Battiato and Alice ( his friend and musa ) Hope of peace for Ukraina 🕊🏳️‍🌈☮ Peace for all world 🕊🏳️‍🌈☮

Adoro l’originale cantata dal maestro Franco Battiato

La più bella canzone di Alice!!! ❤❤❤😍😍😍

wow, slowly slowly you're learning italian!

Peace in Ukraine !

song of Battiato

Ti consiglio l’ascolto di uccelli di Franco battiato

You don't know who's Igor Stravinskiy? seriously?

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Slava Ukraine! 💙💛💪🙏

GRANDE ALICE VISCONTI 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️🙂 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fKtilcZ11b2cgXk.html

Chi gli ha suggerito sta canzone si merita Putin😂😂

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky